"K'gari covers 166,000 hectares and is a sanctuary for around 200 protected dingoes, which roam the island in packs. Authorities have yet to establish the cause of James's death, which may have been by drowning. While the 400,000 people who visit K'gari every year are legally forbidden from feeding the dingoes, some still do."
"This emboldens the animals and eventually makes them aggressive around humans-they tear tents and break into cool boxes to get human food, and are capable of killing people. In 2001, a nine-year-old boy was killed by dingoes on the island, which led to the culling of around 30 dingoes that had become used to people and displayed threatening behaviour."
Piper James, a 19-year-old Canadian backpacker, drowned on K'gari (formerly Fraser Island) off Queensland's coast after being attacked by dingoes on 19 January. The Queensland Coroner's Court ruled on 6 March that she died from drowning following the dingo attack. K'gari is a 166,000-hectare sanctuary protecting approximately 200 dingoes that roam in packs. Despite legal prohibitions, some of the 400,000 annual visitors feed the dingoes, making them aggressive and dangerous. They destroy tents and coolers for human food and can kill people. A similar fatal incident occurred in 2001 when dingoes killed a nine-year-old boy, resulting in culling of 30 dingoes. Following James's death, several dingoes were euthanised, though local Indigenous people, who consider dingoes sacred, reported not being consulted about this decision.
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